I interned for 3 months at the United Nations Office in Bangkok and stayed the amazing Bed and Butler Hostel throughout the entire duration.
TL;DR: If I can live at this hostel for 83 nights, I am pretty sure you will do more than just fine for your stay at my second home!
The Full Review: Although having a long stay at a hostel may sound a little uncommon, I have never regretted my decision, not even a single bit. My entire stay at Bangkok was completely stress-free, even for the non-adventurous me, who have never stayed in a hostel before. The host picked me up from the airport, bringing me to get my SIM card to get connected to the Internet before familiarizing me with the surroundings from the directions to get to the UN from the hostel and where are good food places to get lunch and dinner. Although I have a tendency to get stomachaches easily, food was never an issue at the hostel.
One of the hostel owners previously ran a restaurant in the United States and he makes amazing breakfast sets. I also frequently joined in Thai Fusion dinners prepared by the hosts with their friends and family who became my friends and family. On other nights or weekends, I would join the host and his friends to local food restaurants, community centers, fruit and night markets. Beyond just the traditional shopping center trips, I was exposed to the hotspots where most of the locals frequented, from a bakery with mouth-watering toasted bread with sweet Thai custard to my favorite fried noodles with chicken and squid also known locally as ‘kuay tiao kuo gai’. Some days we go grocery shopping at Foodland (literally Food Land) and Makro (Thailand’s Costco), some days we walk Belle (our resident Golden Retriever) around the neighborhood.
Having been to Bangkok 6 years ago, my experience this time round felt like as if I was in a completely different city, a completely different experience. Going to places with a friend is just so much better than being part of a tour group. The hostel feels extremely homely and exuberant. Unlike other areas in Thailand which you might face language barriers, everyone is perfectly fluent in both English and Thai, so communication is definitely not an issue at the hostel!
Once you are at the hostel, you will realize that each and every single detail in the hostel is designed for a purpose. The hostel literally has almost everything that you will need: fully air-conditioned, larger-than-standard super comfy beds, under-bed storage, bed curtains for privacy, lockers to store valuables, workspaces for workaholics, a guitar for musicians, tons of books for bookworms, PlayStations, PSP and Computers for Gamers, an actual swing for couples to swing on, dart boards and board games if that is your thing and Belle, our friendly Golden Retriever if you are into dogs.
I will be back soon! :)